I agree, especially with my TrustFire F15 betraying me with 3.5-3.9A (rather than the initially shipped 2.6-2.7A samples).
But all that Thommy reported was 3.1A (from memory, but never mind). Is that enough to conclude that it's DD? Are the 2.8A Nanjg drivers as high as budget regulation goes?
I'm asking because i don't want to take part in another DD-current lottery.
I remember he said it drew significantly less as battery went down. There's supposedly a good driver(s) in the ~50$ 2 cell lights, but afaict, but pretty much none of the 1 cell ones except the x8, but I suspect that's also just a buck driver..
If a driver is found to be DD on High, does it mean it's not regulated in the lower modes as well? Or can Mid and Low still be regulated? My F15 is unregulated (current receding with voltage) in both High and Low.
I suppose it can be, but the med/low modes on all these lights are all just done via pwm because it's cheap (and by cheap I mean it's a few dimes worth simple circuit they copy from someone else). I'm guessing they half-ass it because most buyers don't know anyway.
Agenthex, you really want a lot for your money. *joking*
Anyway it is just usd36 shipped for the "bare" flashlight from Ebay. If you manage to bid succesfully, I guess low 30s is doable, that is if the seller does not play tricks.
The odd thing about these lights is that they don't really sell enough to take full advantage of economy of scale. I mean, if walmart made a 50k unit order, they'd set up a real factory and make them for $20. Then Walmart would sell for 60.